June 2018

The Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to expand its high school, The Academy, over the next three years. The grant was awarded after a comprehensive review by the John Templeton Foundation, which accepted less than 2% of all proposals from some of the top organizations and researchers in the world.

In 2017-18, California charter public schools achieved incredible academic success throughout the state, from dominating U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the best public high schools in California, to receiving multiple awards and accolades from the California Department of Education, and more. California’s charter public schools have demonstrated they are meeting the needs of students and helping them achieve academic success.